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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Delevan (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Delevan. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cattaraugus County: Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Warren (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Delevan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delevan:

  • Cattaraugus County     (The home county of Delevan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Yorkshire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Elton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Machias
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bird
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
      • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Franklinville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <2>
    • Brooklyn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Ischua
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
      • Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Ellicottville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugartown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugartown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
      • Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Abbotts
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
      • Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Eddyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eddyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Humphrey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
      • Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Fairview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
    • Rushford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Houghton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hume
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fillmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Caneadea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyons Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
    • Oramel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oramel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
      • Oramel is located in Allegany County
    • Wiscoy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wiscoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Belfast
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Dutchtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
      • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
    • Protection
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Protection. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
      • Protection is located in Erie County
    • Springville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
      • Springville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <2>
    • Holland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Footes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
      • Footes is located in Erie County
    • Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Erie County
    • Morton Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
    • Wyandale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
    • Boston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Patchin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
    • West Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
      • West Falls is located in Erie County
    • Griffins Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffins Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
      • Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Griswold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griswold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
    • Alexander
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sawens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sawens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Dalton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nunda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Nunda is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <2>
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Arcade
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Curriers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
    • Java Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Java Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bliss
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Java
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smiths Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
    • Pike
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • East Koy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Koy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
    • Harris Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
    • Johnsonburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
    • Gainesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delevan, see our County-by-County Page for Delevan.

Cemeteries Near Delevan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delevan.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delevan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.

  • Delavan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delavan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delavan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Delavan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maple Dale Cemetery
    • Maplehurst Cemetery
    • Yorkshire Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65204 <4>
  • McKinstry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinstry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinstry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yorkshire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Arcade Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arcade Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arcade Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sardinia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardinia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardinia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Siloam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandusky Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (299 more) ...
    • Riceville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riceville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209513 <4>
    • Salem Welsh Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Freedom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Delevan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delevan.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.

  • Yorkshire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Elton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Sardinia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
    • Sardinia is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <2>
  • Sandusky
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandusky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Sandusky is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Arcade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Machias
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Machias Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machias Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias Junction
    • Machias Junction is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Chaffee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
    • Chaffee is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <2>
  • Riceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Riceville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Laidlaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laidlaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidlaw
    • Laidlaw is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Farmersville Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville Station
    • Farmersville Station is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville Station <2>
  • Freedom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Farmersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
      • Farmersville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • East Arcade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcade
      • East Arcade is located in Wyoming County
    • Protection
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Protection. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
      • Protection is located in Erie County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delevan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delevan.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Delevan ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delevan.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Delevan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Delevan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Delevan.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6> of Delevan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Delevan:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Delevan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Delevan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delevan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delevan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4911, Longitude: -78.4791       In this case, the coordinates for Delevan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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